sickly
adjective
1. unhealthy looking
Similar word(s): unhealthy, sallow
2. somewhat ill or prone to illness
- a sickly child
Similar word(s): ill, sick, ailing, indisposed, peaked, poorly, seedy, unwell
Sentences with sickly as an adjective:
- a sickly plant
- a sickly smile
- a sickly smell; sickly sentimentality
adverb
1. In a sick manner.
verb
1. (transitive) To make sickly.